Stories by Staff Star Herald

8 years ago

New doctor joins Pines

New doctor joins Pines CARIBOU — Pines Health Center of Caribou recently welcomed a new addition to its physician staff.

8 years ago

A tree full of santa

A tree full of santa Presque Isle Kiwanis Club members stand with the tree they created as part of the Festival of Trees, held Dec. 2-4 to benefit the St. Apollonia Dental Clinic.

8 years ago

Morneault is Leader of Promise Scholar

Morneault is Leader of Promise Scholar PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Maine Community College has announced that nursing student Jenny Ann Morneault has been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a 2016 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar.

8 years ago

Local speech educator achieves leadership honor

Local speech educator achieves leadership honor The National Cued Speech Association recently presented Polly Earl of Fort Fairfield with the Cueing Educator Award. This award is given to people for excellence and innovative leadership in promoting the use of cued speech in education.

8 years ago

Tree sale benefits Scouts

 WASHBURN NEWS

By Amy Sawyer

Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 will sell Christmas trees again this year from Sun Rise Tree Farms.

8 years ago

128th Legislature ready to start

AUGUSTA, Maine — Senate Democratic Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and Senate Democratic Whip Nate Libby of Lewiston welcomed their new and returning colleagues to the Maine Senate on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 following a swearing-in ceremony held at the State House.

8 years ago

Students learn about germs

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Eighth-grade science students from Presque Isle Middle School took a short road trip on Dec. 7, 2016 to have a hands-on health lesson in the nursing lab at Northern Maine Community College.

8 years ago

Retired UMPI professor recounts WWII discovery

Artifact could be of international historical significance

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Anderson Giles, retired University of Maine at Presque Isle professor, has made many fascinating discoveries during his trips to the Pacific to preserve the history of World War II, but none so significant as the artifact he found during a 2015 expedition.

8 years ago

Cary births

Cary births

CARIBOU, Maine — The following local births were recently announced at Cary Medical Center.

8 years ago

Nursing students celebrate ‘Well Elders’

PRESQUE ISLE and HOULTON, Maine — Northern Maine Community College honored Aroostook County senior citizens who volunteered for a nursing program initiative at a celebratory tea, held Nov. 15, 2016 in the Edmunds Conference Center in Presque Isle and at Houlton Regional Hospital via Skype.